1993_11 Insight November 1993

              Insight/California State University, Fresno
November 3,1993
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University carillion bells may be silenced forever
A bit of history faces
extinction unless university
officials act to save the bells.
By Kevin Adler	
StaffWriter
Three times a day it can be heard. Its
chimes awakening students to a new day,
signi fying time for lunch or bringing a days
work to a close. Its tones penetrating the ai r,
ihe Scholmerich "Americana" Carillon has
been heard on campus for nearly 20 years,
but negligence and old age may soon silence the carillon.
The Scholmerich Carillon is a musical
tone system that can be heard at 8 a. m., noon
and 5 p.m. on campus, its speakers resting
atop the Speech Arts building.
It uses 50 miniature units of bronze metal
forks which are struck with metal hammers
to produce a perfect pitch sound. Similar to
a playcrpiano, the carillon uses papermusic
reels laced with notches to produce a specific song, relaying the sheet music to the
metal hammers.
First purchased by the Bank of California in 1964, the carillon was used at the
Travel policy
prevents
flighty faculty
By Adrianne Go
StaffWriter
Globe-trotting professors have had
their wings clipped by a new travel policy.
A policy on professional travel was
rccendy approved by the Academic Senate and is awaiting the signature of President John Welty.
According to Sharon Brown-
McGowan, vice president for academic
personnel, die policy was written for
clarification purposes.
"There is nothing in this policy to be
offended by," said Brown-McGowan.
"It's a vanilla-flavored travel policy.
There is nothing unusual about it."
The policy is the first at CSUF.
Prior to this year, the campus had five
tosixdiffcrcntpoliciesaddressingiravcl,
said AriParham,chairman ol ihc personnel committee.
Parham said the personnel committee
worked on a draft of Ihc travel policy for
about a year.
"This policy is not intended to limit
the one time, chance of a lifetime overseas, but it is intended to make faculty
aware of obligations they leave behind
and die effect of repeated absences from
campus," Parham said.
The policy stales: "Absence from campus for professional purposes with pay,
and/orreimburscmcntfortravclcxpcnses
are allowable only when ihe individual is
absent to engage in professional activities related to his/her position."
Parham said although the university is
interested in international study, it is
clear from this policy that the travelling
faculty member should limit the length
of time he is going to be gone.
Absences for travel must always be
approved beforehand by the department
of which the professor belongs, Parham
said.
"What wc are trying to get to happen
is that we feel there needs to be a sense of
obligation among the faculty to their
studenu and other faculty members who
have todo their job while they are gone,"
bank's building near Fulton Mall until the
bank moved to its new home on Van Ness
Avenue. Bank officials decided during the
move to donate the carillon to the university
as part of CSUF's bicentennial celebration.
And on Nov. 19, 1975. 'God Bless
America' rang out for the first time on the
campus.
"Back when it was built in the early '50s
orlaie '60s, the cari lion cost around $ 10.000-
$12,000. Now it's worth between $15,000
and $20,000." said John Bondi of FXC
Communications in San Jose.
FXC is Ihc only service repair company
on the west coast that works on carillons,
with over 500 of the bells working in Nevada, California and Hawaii. Bondi said
that carillons are mainly used at schools,
churches and cemeteries.
He said the carillon that the university
operates is rare and outdated. "The paper
rolls are obsolete, they no longer manufacture them. But you can still get them, if you
can find ihem."
Bondi said the new bell systems use
songs electronically placed on a cart about
the size of a credit card. Not only will the
cart last longer, but it can fit around 12
songsontJiecanandcanbcprc-programmcd
to play in any order.
"We stopped making the paper rolls earlier this year," said Esther Ebersolc. a sales
representative at ihe Schulmeric Carillon
manufacturer in Pennsylvania.
Ebersolc said that the paper roll making
equipment was so old it just broke down.
CSUF's carillon currenUy has eight working paper rolls, with another eight broken
and useless. One of the brittle paper rolls
still working is dated May 6,1965.
Buck Jones, theater scene shop supervisor, maintains and operates ihc carillon.
He said over the years he has requested
money from the university to cither buy
some new music or repair the old reels for
the carillon, but has been turned down.
The cost of repairing the torn or broken
paper rolls runs about $25. But Ebersolc
said many of them simply cannot be fixed.
"Usually wc can fix them, bul the reels
arc sometimes so old we simply have to
throw them away," she said. "Wc do have
one roll left available for purchase at $85."
Thatparticularrollcontaincdsomcrathcr
new titles: 'The Entertainer,' 'New York,
New York,"Thc Piano Man,' and. 'Hill
Street Blues.'
Jones look over the duties of maintaining
the carillon from Floyd Sharp about 13
years ago when Sharp retired. He worries
now that after he is gone, the carillon will not be
used, since no one has showed any interest in
maintaining it other lhan himself. "This should
be something treasured by the university," he
said. "It's something unique."
But some people don't appreciate the sound
of the carillon in the early moming hours. "I 've
received calls from dorm students complaining
about being woken up in moming by the sound
of bells," Jones said.
He said people even call him complaining
about the music, wanting him to change it or turn
it down. The carillon's volume is turned up
about half way to its capacity, and since it has
such a small selection of music available, the
choice songs to play is small.
Jones usually changes the reels according to
the season, with the current roll containing
Autumn songs like 'Autumn Leaves," but likes
to specialize the music when he can.
"I like to play political music when something political happens," Jones said, "like 'God
Bless Amenca' or special noiiuay music."
Bcsidelhepossibilityofthe paperrolls breaking, the carillon is a reliable piece of machinery.
Jones hopes the university will realize the
carillon will need some money to make the
needed upgrades before it's too late, before this
gift to the university is forgotten. Before it is
silent at 8 a.m., noon and 5 p.m.
Sabrlna Skiies, 3, watches the 24th annual Renaissance Festival Instead of the checker
game Jacquelln and Meagan Cave are playing. The festival activities ran Oct. 30 and 31.
he said.
Parham said he is not aware ol
any faculty member who has been
disciplined for excessive travel.
However, he said he has heard
of student complaints when a faculty member was rcpcaicdly absent for an extended period.
"The policy attempts to define
for all Ihe faculty and to lei the
students know what ihcir expectations should be as far as the
faculty member being at school."
Parham said.
Because the department chair
and dean have authority lo allow
or forbid travel, there i s no c hancc
for abuse of the policy, he said.
Peter Klasscn, dean of ihc
school of Social Sciences, said a
council of 10 depanmeni chairs
within the school mccLs regularly
to discuss travel funding.
"If ihc rationale is convincing,
ihcn I approve," said Klasscn.
"Wchavcncvcrhadacomplaini."
Klasscn said there is no "magic
number" of days a professor may
be absent from classes.
"If money is going lo be made
available for travel, there has to
be some policy," said Klassen.
Money for travel comes from the        However, travel funding has
suite, said Helen GiguoUi, associ
provost for academic resources.
See TRAVELING, Page 8
Music library satisfies student needs
By Tina J. Harvey	
StaffWriter
Fresno record and video stores
beware, CSUF is prepared io do
batdc.
Well actually, il's more likccom-
pcic for student services.
Whether a student is interested
in classical, jazz, rock, poetry or
plays, ihc Madden Music Library
has il all.
Music library assistant Chris
Plauni says there is even a copy of
ihc television scries 'Twin Peaks"
on video for students lo view, which
was purchased by the previous
Music Librarian, Mr. Harlan before he died earlier this year.
Plauni said thai the music library tries io gel every thing ihat tlie
faculty suggests, but student requests usually go unfulfilled.
In ihc 1970's the music library
had the funds to purchase every
thing thai came out, bul now wiih
the price of CD's so high it is
difficult to purchase everything
thai hits ihc market in order to
please everyone.
"Wc use io be able io purchase
five records for ihc price of one
CD," Plaunt said.
The material in ihc music library is primarily there for ihc use
of the music depanmeni.
"Our mission istosupport learning for ihc music department."
Plauni said. "Bui wc arc here, io
provide all students wiih effective
learning."
Plauni said the recording collection consisting of iwo-ihirds
classical, onc-founh jazz, and ihc
remainder miscellaneous; withev-
crything soon on CD, can be found
in AL1S, ihc library's automated
system, by call number.
See OUTLET , page 8
Phantom
"Poet
The bridal of society
oppresses my reality.
Validation is impossible
while the bit is in place.
Culture pulls the reins
forcing my eyes to view
the vision
ihcy deem as moral.
Stockaded within a stall
immobility
becomes a way of life.
Atrophied muscles
desperately yearn
for freedom.
Fear of stagnation
and the haunting echo
of the lock clicking
keeps me silent
Eventually
life's trainers
will force me
into the cubicle
condemning my
existence.
Peering tiirough
iron bars
the looks arc
distinguishable.
The equestrian
perceiving me
as beautiful
graceful.
A life
worthy of existence.
And the bare backs
clutching
their saddle of hatred
consider me
a twisted animal.
A perversion
upon nature
Eagerly ihey await
their chance
toputmc
and my herd
to sleep.
Through ignorant eyes
dcaih
is ihc only
alternative
Arts&
Entertainment
Calendar
tforzvepian soprano
Carnegie Hall is coming to
Fresno.
Just days before her appearance
in Fresno, Marianne Hirsu, a Norwegian-bom soprano will make her
New York Carnegie Hall debut.
For Hirsti, who has performed on
European opera stages, Fresno will
be the only other stop on a two-
concert tour.
"The Songs of Edvard Grieg," a
musical performance by Hirsti and
Rudolf Jansen, wiU be held at 8 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 5. at the Vocal Performance Hall in iheNew Music Building.
The concert celebrates the Norwegian composer's 150th birthday.
Kudoir jansen, a uuicn pianisi
who will accompany Hirsti, has
given concerts around the world and
this past year played on a seven-CD
collection as pan of the "Grieg Edition."
The concen will feature Grieg's
songs in their original Norwegian
forms.
Written English translations will
also be available.
Hirsti and Jansen will teach a
masterclass from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. on
Thursday, Nov. 4, also in the Vocal
Performance Hall.
The class will feature selected
studentsingers io perform in front of
and be critiqued by Hirsti and Jansen.
Tickets for ihe performance arc
S10 general and S5 for students.
Admission for ihe masterclass is
S5.
For more information call ihe
Music Department at 278-2654.
Learned Ladies
University Theatre presents
Moliere's "The Learned Ladies," a
satire on literary pretenses and sex
roles, on Nov. 5-7 and 10-14 in the
Arena Theatre.
The play will be translated by
Richard Wilbur and is directed by
Terry Miller.
Admission is S4 for CSUF students. $6 for CSUF faculty, staff,
and senior citizens and S8 general.
Tickets available at the theatre box
office. For more information call
278-2216.
Theatre
The Real Queen or Hearts
Ain't Even Pretty
8 p.m. Dec. 2-4,8-11
2 p.m. Dec. 5
FCC Theatre, Studio 105
Scenes From the
Human Heart
With James Edmondson
8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 6
Fresno An Museum
All seats $10
Dr. Loco's Rockin'
Jalapeiio Band
Wild Blue
Saturday, Nov. 6 at 9 p.m.
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